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Lincoln National

Disclosed May 2, 20253,070 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Lincoln National Corporation d/b/a Lincoln Financial, reported that a mailing error affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,070 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.

What is known

People affected3,070 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedMay 2, 2025
AttackInsider
Data exposedNamesHealth
SectorInsurance · US
StatusConfirmed

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History of this record
disclosed2026-09-25
2026-06-02 to 2025-05-02by backfillSource
Added2026-09-25
First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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